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CIRCA 1880, VASE WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSS WITH T MARK, STAND WITH SIMILAR GREY ENAMEL MARK
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A large German porcelain two-handled vase, cover and stand
Circa 1880, vase with underglaze blue cross with T mark, stand with similar grey enamel mark
The vase of inverted pear shape, each side painted with vignettes of amorous couples in wooded landscapes within scroll-moulded pink and turquoise cartouches, the sides with meandering flowering and fruiting branches, the lower part with a scantily clad figure of Cupid below each handle, the handles formed as scrolling reeds, the waisted foot with similar vignettes above a band of stylised down-turned stiff-leaves, the scroll-moulded domed cover with pierced diaper panels and applied flowering branches below a figure of a goddess with a garland and seated on a cloud, the scroll-moulded waisted base with amorous vignettes alternating with bouquets divided by flowering and fruiting branches issuing from four scroll feet (both Cupids' right wings lacking, minor chipping to extremities, finial with small repair to robe, stand with repaired crack and further hairline cracks)
32 1/8 in. (81.5 cm.) high
Circa 1880, vase with underglaze blue cross with T mark, stand with similar grey enamel mark
The vase of inverted pear shape, each side painted with vignettes of amorous couples in wooded landscapes within scroll-moulded pink and turquoise cartouches, the sides with meandering flowering and fruiting branches, the lower part with a scantily clad figure of Cupid below each handle, the handles formed as scrolling reeds, the waisted foot with similar vignettes above a band of stylised down-turned stiff-leaves, the scroll-moulded domed cover with pierced diaper panels and applied flowering branches below a figure of a goddess with a garland and seated on a cloud, the scroll-moulded waisted base with amorous vignettes alternating with bouquets divided by flowering and fruiting branches issuing from four scroll feet (both Cupids' right wings lacking, minor chipping to extremities, finial with small repair to robe, stand with repaired crack and further hairline cracks)
32 1/8 in. (81.5 cm.) high